Squid Game's second season is officially Netflix's biggest TV debut<p>
Squid Game has set a new high for Netflix's television programming. <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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Variety[/url] reported that the second season of the Korean show drew in 68 million views over its first four days. That's the biggest debut for a TV show on the streaming platform, besting the 50.1 million set by
Wednesday in 2022. The first season of
Squid Game also held the crown as the top-watched Netflix series for a while; <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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142 million[/url] households had watched it as of October 2021. The third and final season could deliver a hat trick of record results for the company when it airs <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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next year[/url].</p>
<p>While the show offers a skewering critique of capitalism, Netflix has been turning
Squid Game into quite the cash cow. The streamer launched a less deadly <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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reality show spinoff[/url], an <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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in-person pop-up experience[/url] and a <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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multiplayer mobile game[/url] based on
the TV series.</p>
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